Title taken from verso. View of storefront for Romick's Men' Wear at 307 4th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, with men standing on sidewalk. Signs on buildings read: "Romick's Men's Wear," "Frontier Saloon," and "Union Cab. Dial 23201." Also from...

Title taken from verso. Also from verso, "This is on 4th Ave. Main street in Anchorage, 1963." View of 4th Avenue during the Fur Rondy dog sled races. Spectators are lined up on the side of the street while a dog sled team runs in the street....

Fourth of July Parade on Fourth Avenue between E and F Streets, Anchorage, Alaska, with buildings shown on the north side of the street. Businesses shown include The Gitchell, Lee's Men's Wear, Food Center, Ship Creek Market, Dr. L.W. Hines,...

Title taken from verso. Anchorage's July Fourth Festival, 1949, on Fourth Avenue between E and F streets. Spectators line the street and stand on rooftops as a car goes by. Businesses shown include Smart Shop: ladies apparel, The Gitchell, Lee's...

View down 4th Avenue during the annual Fur Rondy parade. Spectators line the sidewalks; a group of parade participants dressed in furs stand on snow in the middle of the roadway. Signs on businesses in the background read (left to right): "Smart...

Title taken from caption. View of downtown Anchorage, Alaska during ashfall from Mount Spurr eruption during daylight hours. Pedestrians are on sidewalk at left, cars are parked at right, and bus is partially visible at far right. Signs at left...

View of truck pulling float in parade (possibly for July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. Spectators watch from street and from rooftops. Signs on stores read: "Lee's" and "Food Center." Cook Inlet is visible in far background....

View of truck pulling float in parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with spectators on street and United States flag in foreground. Signs on buildings read: "Lee's" and "Food Center." Cook...

View of women riding American Legion Auxiliary float in parade on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, while spectators look on from street and rooftops. Signs on buildings in background read: "Lee's" and "Food Center." Lettering on float...

View of parade (probably in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops as float with several people on board goes by. Signs on buildings read: "Lee's Mens Wear" and...

Title taken from caption. View of damage and debris in downtown Anchorage after the 1964 earthquake. The Koslosky's Men's Wear store faced Fourth Ave., the street in the foreground of the image is most likely one of the cross-streets continuing...

Title from image. Photograph of a camera club picnic. Caption reads:"Y.M.C.A. camera club picnic at Burro Creek accross Lynn Canal about 2 miles from Skaguay, Doctor Hall (X mark) shooting at a squirrel up in the tree."

The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...